435, Lot: 441. Estimate $200. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Andronicus II Palaeologus, with Michael IX. 1282-1328. AV Hyperpyron (28mm, 3.39 g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Struck circa 1303-1320. Half-length figure of the Virgin Mary, orans, within city walls with four towers; B and • to left, • and retrograde B to right / Christ standing facing, crowning Michael and Andronicus kneeling to either side. DOC 423; PCPC – (sigla 145); SB 2396. VF, toned, edge splits, typical striking weakness.